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Differentiating with Daily Math Puzzlers

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students practice word problems based on their own needs and skill levels. In this math word problems lesson plan, students practice completing one word problem each day until they can move on to the next level.
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Pound A Poem

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars participate in various poem-related lessons to learn how they can make a difference in the lives of people they don't know. In this poetry activity, students discover that this pound a poem competition is about raising...
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People Take the Stand

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students learn how to be a philanthropist. For this community lesson, students define words associated with philanthropy. Students read Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes and discuss the problem and how it was solved. Students...
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Project Assessing the Need

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students determine ways to serve the community. In this service learning lesson, students list human wants and human needs and repeat the activity for community wants and community needs. Students contact local agencies to conduct a...
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What is Life?

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students investigate the characteristics of living things. For this life science lesson, students examine several living and non-living specimens. Students determine which things are living and non-living.
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Sampling Rocks

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine sampling by investigating rocks found in the schoolyard.  In this sampling rocks lesson students collect and analyze a sample of rocks.
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Making Good Decisions

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore the consequences of their actions. For this personal choices lesson, students practice balancing different interests involved in compromise. This lesson includes downloadable materials and 2 extension activities.
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Show! Don't Tell!

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students write a descriptive paragraph. In this writing instructional activity, students define elaboration and discuss the characteristics of an elaborate paragraph. Students write a paragraph that contains vivid adjectives, strong...
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Rev. Joseph Lowery: What Makes a Civil Rights Leader?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the attributes of civil rights leaders. In this Civil Rights Movement lesson, students design "body biographies" of selected civil rights leaders after they have conducted research and discussed the qualities of leaders.
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Farewell to Manzanar: Racism and Point of View

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students create a presentation on the computer of the reactions and memories of people who were around during the attacks at Pearl Harbor. In this Pearl Harbor lesson plan, students interview people who were there, discuss the racism,...
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African American Life in the Pee Dee Before the Civil War

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine the life of the African American in the Pee Dee region during slavery.  In this slavery instructional activity, 3rd graders explore primary and secondary documents related to the topic and create a timeline of...
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Hay un Chico Mexicano

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Learners explore Hispanic challenges. In this introductory Spanish lesson, students read structured narratives pertaining to Hispanic children. Learners discuss the narratives in order to better understand the lives of Mexican immigrants.
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Kandinsky Color Studies

For Teachers K - 8th
Students study the artist Wassily Kandinsky as well as his art and and music. In this art appreciation lesson, students view a variety of Kandinsky's work and circular color studies. Students relate the use of color to emotion...
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Looking and Learning in the Art Museum

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Pupils analyze art in a museum and write an essay about the responsibilities of museum professionals. In this museum and art instructional activity, students identify the roles of an art museum. Pupils evaluate the ability of a museum to...
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Picture Lincoln

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students analyze Alexander Gardner's photograph of Abraham Lincoln and complete related activities. In this Abraham Lincoln lesson, students describe Abraham Lincoln as he is presented in Gardner's photograph. Students read a biography...
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Winter Survival

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students create a list of the five most important things they need to survive a winter night. In this survival lesson, students work in groups to list things they would need to survive a night outside in winter. Students remove items...
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Cyber Safety

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students explore internet safety. In this cyber safety lesson, students gain information on how to choose safe websites. Students get tips on what types of information is safe to share on the internet and things to be aware of.
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A Kids Guide to...

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students look into their community's historical changes. In this community activity, students see what draws  people to their community and research important buildings or national historic sites. They look at local architecture and...
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Immigration in Nebraska

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students will examine data and research the historical backgrounds of various ethnic immigrants. In this Immigration lesson, students will examine the impact of immigration on the state of Nebraska. Students will research a facet of...
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Anne Carson

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students read poetry and a biography of poet Anne Carson as part of a creative writing instructional activity. In this poetry analysis instructional activity, students read about the poet, read her poetry, and analyze a photograph to...
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Bovine Oversteps Boundaries

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders read a newspaper account of "Grady the Silo Cow" and complete news-writing activities. In this news-writing lesson plan, 7th graders read the newspaper account about the cow. Students examine newspapers and work in groups...
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The Red Studio Turns 100!

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Pupils observe the art of Henri Matisse and discuss the ideas and feelings his art brings about. For this Henri Matisse lesson plan, students look at many of his artistic paintings and discuss and write in a journal the point of view...
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The Red Studio Shows the Way

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars look at the painting The Red Studio Shows the Way, and critique the art piece. In this critiquing art lesson plan, students discuss how the painting expresses ideas and feelings and history.
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Crickets Guided Discovery

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate insect anatomy by analyzing a live cricket.  In this insect science lesson plan, 6th graders discuss their knowledge of insects and describe their characteristics from memory.  Students observe live...

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